Car rental Bergamo, Italy

Attractions in Bergamo

     Accademia Carrara

The centerpiece of the picture gallery and the Academy of Carrara is a collection of art patron Count Giacomo Carrara who bequeathed it to the city. The count died in 1796, and to 1810 the neo-classical building was built specifically to house the collection in the Upper City, designed by architect Simone Elia. Since 1991 a gallery of modern art (Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea) was founded under the auspices of the Academy of Carrara. It is located on the contrary, in a renovated former convent. The collection includes the works by Italian and foreign artists of the XX century (Balla, Morandi and Kandinsky).

     Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore

Basilica is located on Bergamo Cathedral Square. Its construction began on the site of the ancient temple of VII - VIII centuries dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary, and in the middle of the XII century - to address the people of Bergamo to get rid of a prolonged drought. The interior of the church had major changes in XVI - XVII centuries, most of the interior is in Baroque style. Long walls and columns are decorated with tapestries of Florentine and Flemish masters of XVI - XVII centuries depicting various scenes.

     Cappella Colleoni

Cappella Colleoni is considered one of the masterpieces of Renaissance architecture. The Chapel was built in honor of St. Bartholomew, Mark and John the Baptist in the 1472 - 1476 years as a personal church of condottiere Bartolomeo Colleoni, whose family was one of the most revered and noble families in the city. Construction of the chapel was made by famous architect Giovanni Antonio Amadeo. In the interior of the chapel you should take a look at the burial of Bartolomeo Colleoni and his daughter Medea.

     Duomo di Bergamo

Bergamo Cathedral was built in the late XVII century and later several renovations were made. Cathedral is dedicated to the heavenly patron of the martyr St Alexander. The church is built on the site of the ancient church of St Vincent which was created in Lombard era. The interior of the church includes works of Andrea Previtali (the first chapel on the right), Giovanni Battista Moroni (the first chapel on the left), seven paintings by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (apse behind the altar), and many other works of fine art.

     Rocca

Bergamo fortress (Rocca) is situated on St. Evfemii hill in the top of Bergamo in the place of the ancient Celtic and Roman settlements. The fortress served as a military function in the period of Napoleon's reign and during the Austrian government, and during the unification of Italy under Garibaldi. In 1927 - 1933 the complex was renovated. Since 2004 the castle is a historical museum. From the main tower of the fortress you can admire spectacular views of the upper city and the lower city and surroundings of Bergamo.